Today, President Bush received a report from the Secretary of Energy Samuel
Bodman and the Director General of Russia's Rosatom State Nuclear
Corporation Sergey Kiryenko announcing the completion of nuclear weapons
material security upgrades under the Bratislava Initiative.

On February 24, 2005, President Bush and then Russian President Vladimir
Putin announced from Bratislava a series of measures to prevent nuclear
terrorism and proliferation. These included upgrading the physical
security of nuclear material, accelerating the conversion of research
reactors from highly enriched uranium fuel to low enriched uranium,
enhancing the security culture of those responsible for guarding nuclear
material, and improving emergency response capabilities. Most
significantly, the Bratislava Initiative accelerated the pace and scope of
efforts to secure nuclear weapons and material in Russia.

The completion of the Bratislava Initiative nuclear material security
upgrades, and the ongoing work in related areas, significantly improve
U.S., Russian, and international security. The President congratulates
both our Russian partners and our fellow Americans for their hard and vital
work in making this achievement possible.